First Arab-American Frontiers Symposium
The Arab-American Frontiers program is participant driven: an organizing committee of 12 members makes the final selection of session topics, suggests speakers, and chairs the individual sessions during the symposium. The session topics presented at the symposium were:
- Session I: Agriculture
- Session II: Energy
- Session III: Water
- Session IV: Diabetes
- Session V: Linkages
One of the main objectives of Frontiers symposia is to foster pluridisciplinary dialogue and collaborations. Therefore, while speakers in each session are selected as experts in the topics above, each general participant also presents his or her research during poster sessions.
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Description
The Arab-American Frontiers program convenes U.S. and Arab scientists, engineers, and medical professionals to discuss major scientific advances on a wide array of topics relevant to the MENA region and globally. The goal is to enhance the scientific exchange and dialogue among young researchers in Arab countries and the United States, and through this interaction, facilitate research collaboration within and beyond the region.
The first Arab-American Frontiers symposium was held in partnership with the Kuwait Institute for Science Research (KISR) on October 17-19, 2011. It brought together 97 outstanding young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from 18 Arab countries and the United States to discuss exciting advances in the fields of water, renewable energy, diabetes, and agriculture.
Contributors
Sponsors
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences
Richard Lounsbery Foundation, Inc.
USAID
Staff
Dalal Najib
Lead
Robert Gasior